Wrangell Sentinel -

May 16, 1918

It has been persistently reported in Wrangell that the bakeries of Petersburg were selling bread made entirely of wheat flour. The Sentinel, wishing to know the truth of the statement wrote to T. Elsemore, Food Administrator of Petersburg. Mr. Elsemore’s reply as follows: Gentlemen: In reply to your letter of the 2nd inst., reference the local bakery making bread entirely of wheat flour, I wish to say that to the best of my knowledge there is no foundation for the statements being made. The bakery here makes bread composed of wheat and white barley, which looks like white bre...